Example sentences of "the first time [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1900s were also to see for the first time deaf women beginning to acquire their own identity through achievement by their own talent although not one as yet played any prominent part in deaf organisations which remained the preserve of the deaf male . |
| 2 | They said their father contacted them suddenly for the first time two months ago after walking out on them 18 years ago . |
| 3 | For the first time all members received a membership card and Member Services Directory , which summarised the range of services available . |
| 4 | All this meant that for the first time all pupils were aiming for " A " levels , and could be helped and encouraged by discussing careers and progress with their masters and parents . |
| 5 | Now I I I do n't think there 's any doubt about this Chairman that that particular group bears er comment from us er er part of the er Conservative resolutions made wants to acknowledge the fact that for the first time all parties , members of the parties have n't started to look in detail at these St Albans and many aspect , many aspects of the Consultants ' strategy of starting to appeal . |
| 6 | for the first time five years of ed |
| 7 | Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them . |
| 8 | This is not the first time such suggestions have been made . |
| 9 | What is interesting is that for the first time individual patrols would have radio communication via jeep-mounted No. 11 radio sets , but in the event of breakdowns they would also each take two pigeons . |
| 10 | Why can I read you like a book , when we only met for the first time four days ago ? |
| 11 | As far as anyone knows this is the first time legal eagles have taken on a businessman as boss . |
| 12 | The air battle was the first time Allied planes have been forced to respond to a breach . |
| 13 | It is not the first time Irish players have had to endure bitter disappointment . |
| 14 | The Company 's hint was taken , and on 6th July the Charity Commissioners approved the new Board , which met for the first time twelve days later and agreed to advertise for a Headmaster who — after all the fuss and contrary to what may have been expected — was required to be an Anglican clergyman ! |
| 15 | The 1989 annual report of the WHO , published on Sept. 25 , 1989 , contained for the first time comprehensive estimates of the overall incidence of disease in the world . |
| 16 | It is the first time High Elves have entered Naggarond and returned alive . |
| 17 | As reported on June 22 , the government announced that 20-year contracts would be offered to several companies to explore and develop marginal oil fields , the first time commercial companies had been allowed to do so since the nationalization of the oil industry in 1976 . |
| 18 | A police constable caused great concern with his assertions , made for the first time some years ago , that some Kent police officers were offering inducements to prisoners to make false admissions to offences , and to confess to crimes that they had not committed , so that the force could then add to the number of crimes they had ‘ detected ’ , and thereby improve their crime clear-up statistics . |
| 19 | It is the first time British soldiers have killed gunmen in the conflict . |
| 20 | At the Food Research Institute Dr David Southgate , who has made a special study of dietary fibre and whose research is the source of the scientific textbook fibre figures , has provided analytical values for the dietary fibre in a range of usefully fibre-rich canned and packaged foods , so that for the first time these products , which form such a major part of modern eating , can be realistically assessed and used for health value . |
| 21 | But does anybody see New York for the first time these days ? |
| 22 | The company claims the product , originally developed by the Cambridge University Engineering Department Speech Group and available through an exclusive alliance with Cambridge University Technology Transfer Co , marks the first time these capabilities have been available in a single commercial product . |
| 23 | The company claims the product , originally developed by the Cambridge University Engineering Department Spaach Group and available through an exclusive alliance with Cambridge University Technology Transfer Company , marks the first time these capabilities have been available in a single commercial product . |
| 24 | The meeting also elected a further eight members , four ladies and four men , the first time any members had been proposed and seconded . |
| 25 | This is the first time 3 forces have gone into a joint exercise from the outset and I think we 'll see that example spread right across the country to the extent where eventually the whole country will be given police air support . |
| 26 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |
| 27 | If these fears prove justified , it wo n't be the first time Asian families would be forced through deliberate government policies to live in terrifying isolation . |
| 28 | The new bridge , designed by W.H. Barlow , was of wrought-iron lattice girder construction , like the old , but proper scientific calculations were made this time to allow for lateral wind pressure — the first time scientific studies of such stresses were made — and the new Tay Bridge , still the longest railway bridge in Britain at just over 2 miles , has stood solid for 100 years , linking Dundee with Fife . |
| 29 | She 'd spotted him for the first time three weekends ago when she 'd walked out on to the nightclub stage to perform her warm-up spot for the star turn of the evening . |
| 30 | This was the first time clerical representatives had attended a parliament . |